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What’s wrong with the New York Times?
So what’s the problem? “The Sulzbergers embody one of the newsroom’s most cherished myths: journalism sells. But as a general principle, it simply isn’t true. Rather, advertising sells, journalism costs. Good journalism costs more today than ever, while ads have plummeted, particularly in print media.

No notches left on our belt
ARC Community Support Systems, an organization serving infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities with offices in Effingham and Richland County, received notification on Monday, June 15, from the Illinois Department of Human Services that its funding will be cut by $1.

Have you driven a Han lately?
If you want to be seen as a flag-flying, macho American, you’ve got to have the right ride — and nothing says swaggering hedonism and outta-my-way arrogance quite like a Hummer.

milkmanpoem #3
our lanky-legged milkman lawrence lanklotz said to my dad you know that old lady over on emerson who’s so crippled up with arthritis well she waits for me every morning and I put her pint of milk in her refrigerator and then before I leave I kneel...

LETTERS
She disingenuously ignores the fact that marijuana’s effects have been the subject of thousands of studies over the last several decades. She also ignores the fact that doctors prescribe drugs every day for “off-label” uses.

Pat Quinn’s three undesirable alternatives
It’s tough to find people who truly believe that Gov. Pat Quinn will ultimately pull the trigger and give the go-ahead to draconian budget cuts in the coming fiscal year in order to force a tax hike. But his people insist it’s coming, and the administrative planning does appear to be moving forward with all deliberate speed.

‘Local Flavors’ meals make connections
Local Flavors, a program that connects farmers, restaurants and consumers, has returned for its second season. The program, which started as a dinner series, will expand this year to offer both lunches and dinners at 11 locally owned eateries in the Springfield area.

Durbin: Everybody needs a medical home
Patient-centered medical homes — a modern health care model that connects patients with primary care providers — has emerged as the centerpiece of national health care reform, says Dr. Jerry Kruse, chair of family and community medicine at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

State’s federal stimulus czar did poor job managing funds
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), which leads the state’s business development efforts, appears to have been poorly managed during the tenure of the agency’s former director Jack Lavin, according to reviews of DCEO operations by state and federal authorities.

Tougher than Guantanamo
On paper, Michael Johnson fits the profile of dangerous inmate. Reputedly a high-ranking El Rukn gang leader, he was a few months into a 35-year sentence for kidnapping and murder when he was indicted in 1987 for ordering a hit on Pontiac Correctional Center superintendent Robert Taylor.

Civil War POW protests monument to a ‘monster’
The Confederate prison known as “Andersonville” in Georgia is often considered the worst of all the Civil War’s prisons. Its horrible reputation still provokes articles and documentaries today. More than 45,000 Union soldiers were imprisoned there during its 14-month existence and at least 12,000 of them died from exposure, illness, or gunshot.

Symphony presents ‘Ensemble of Outdoor Living Spaces’
With Father’s Day weekend approaching, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra has been blooming with anticipation for parents and children to come mark the occasion at its annual garden tour. The 20th annual fundraiser for the orchestra is this Saturday, June 20.

More garden events coming up
Master gardeners of the University of Illinois Extension Sangamon-Menard Unit will host a Garden Walk on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s walk includes eight Springfield gardens: Jack and Mary Altman, 700 Teal Drive; Tom Martin, 125 North Illinois; Germann gardens, 3045 South 14th St.

Growing food, healing land
It’s as inevitable as death and taxes: when growing vegetables without chemicals, weeds will be involved. Even though sophisticated mulching and planting techniques can minimize and, with diligence, even eliminate them over time, weeds are still there, lurking in the background, plotting their next invasion.

Bullock’s hollow Proposal
All those notices she’s ignored from the U.S. government concerning her citizenship come back to haunt her in a big way. Notified that she’s about to be deported, she blackmails Paxton into an engagement with the promise of marriage, hanging a promotion over his head as bait.

Movie times
Kerasotes listings are for Friday, June 19 through Tuesday, June 23. All times are subject to change. For updates on Kerasotes films, call 1- 800-FANDANGO. For reviews of other films, visit www.illinoistimes.com..

Fair play in New Berlin
Tonight it’s Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters at the Miller Rock Tent and Cadillac Ranch at the Budweiser Beer Pavilion and a full lineup on through the weekend of, as they are titled on the SCF Web site, “beer tent bands.” Is it just me or does that phrase just roll off the tongue? Let’s all say it together, shall we, “beer tent bands.

PUB CRAWL
Oakie’s Open Mic w/ Guest Bands - Frantic Sky

BAND SPOTLIGHT
Brainchild, a band quartet of two guitars, bass and drums, works in a fairly exclusive area of rock music. According to their Web site information, the Peoria-based group “integrates the feeling of jazz and soul with the intensity of shredding guitar solos” and declares that, “the best way to describe the sound is Brainchild.

FESTIVAL
A parade at 10 a.m. along Martin Luther King Drive kicks off this community-wide celebration and party. Besides good music and food, a variety of vendors participate and a basketball tourney takes place. Saturday, Jagged Edge takes the stage at 5 p.m., with Kapitol Sound Band performing at the same time on Sunday.

THE CALENDAR
Submit calendar listings at www.illinoistimes.com.

THEATER
When the brothers kidnap six women to be their brides who become stranded in the cabin for the long winter, life becomes even crazier. Arrive early for a pre-show at 7 p.m..

COMPETITION
Fasten your harnesses. This horse show will capture your breath, even if your tastes toward horses are expressed in sentences such as, “They walk in parades,” rather than “I love.

HEALTH
Only 14 percent of U.S. men, ages15-49, make a sexual health visit annually, according to a 2002 Guttmacher Institute study. A 2007 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that chlamydia cases between 2003 and 2007 increased by 42.

PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE UNDER ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF SANGAMON TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of May, 2009 a Certificate of Ownership of business was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of...

Real Estate Foreclosures
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SANGAMON COUNTY — SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007- FF2, PLAINTIFF VS LISA BANKHEAD A/K/A LISA A.

NEWSQUIRKS
A man who snatched a wallet from a woman shopping with three friends at a market in Santa Rosa, Calif., tried to make his getaway on a bicycle, but the victim heaved a 12-pack of Miller Lite beer bottles at him when he was maybe 12 feet away.

THEADVICEGODDESS
I’m a 39-year-old woman, dating a guy 10 years younger for about a year. He swears he’s in love, can’t live without me, says I’m the best woman he’s ever been with, and makes me feel great when he’s with me. However, he rarely answers the phone when I call and has stood me up numerous times.